Whereas Workforce Liquid’s VALORANT squad want to shut out the 2023 season with each a home and worldwide trophy at Champions, the group is securing its long-term aggressive viability by re-signing one in all its essential participant parts.
Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen has signed a three-year contract extension with Liquid, in line with the VALORANT global contract database, locking him down by the 2026 season (barring a launch or commerce). Previous to this extension, Jamppi’s contract with Liquid was set to run out on the finish of this season.
Associated: All VALORANT player contracts expiring in the VCT 2023 off-season
Among the many gamers, each Jamppi and nAts now have signed offers with Liquid by 2026. Major duelist Sayf is signed by 2025, with each Redgar and soulcas signed by 2024.
Whereas a global VALORANT trophy nonetheless eludes Liquid for now, not together with the Masters Berlin trophy received by nAts and Redgar after they had been on Gambit, Liquid claimed the primary VCT EMEA season trophy this 12 months. Jamppi was arguably the second-best initiator participant in EMEA behind sure MVP candidate Leo from Fnatic, but Liquid managed to stick it to Fnatic with a win in the grand finals of the EMEA playoffs in what’s been Fnatic’s solely sequence loss this whole 12 months.
Jamppi has lately flexed his agent pool some extra, breaking out each Neon and a shocking Chamber of their opening match towards Natus Vincere at Champions, which led to a really shut two-map sequence loss. Liquid and NAVI had been each positioned in what many are calling the match’s “Group of Dying,” which additionally options each LOUD and DRX.
To also have a likelihood at a world championship this 12 months, Liquid and Jamppi must rally in a win-or-go sequence towards the reigning world champions in LOUD on Thursday, Aug. 10 at 2pm CT.
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